Skip to main content

All Questions

1 vote
3 answers
2k views

Nautilus shortcut for creating empty files

Is there any keyboard shortcut in Nautilus for creating new empty files. Like Shift-Ctrl-N does for folders. If there isn't, is there a way to add this custom shortcut somehow?
Olivier Lalonde's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
249 views

Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V malfunctioning

Sometimes, I select an item, hit Ctrl+C, browse to a folder, hit Ctrl+V, but no item is copied to the folder or some other item is copied to the folder (eg from a previous select + Ctrl+C). For ...
Delirium tremens's user avatar
60 votes
6 answers
81k views

Is there a shortcut key for file browser? (Equiv. of Win+E)

In windows you can press the Win+E to get the Windows Explorer window to open up any time. Is there an equivalent global hot-key to get the file explorer to show up in Ubuntu Karmic?
bguiz's user avatar
  • 2,091
3 votes
1 answer
382 views

How to chmod in Nautilus via keyboard?

I like to use the mouse as little as possible, but I find Nautilus useful enough to use it when browsing for files. If I want to rename a file while in Nautilus I can hit the F2 key; is there a way I ...
Joe Casadonte's user avatar